2012 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG parking sensors

There are 2 radar sensors next to the fog lights on the vehicle front (3). These can detect moving vehicles up to 590 ft (180 m) in front of your vehicle.
The areas of the sensors (2) and (3) and the camera (1) must not be spray painted on or covered by stickers or other objects, since this can lead to a malfunction of the Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) and the Front Assist system.
NOTICE
If you notice that Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) or Front Assist doesn't work properly or the sensors are damaged, switch off ACC immediately.
x Go see an authorized Volkswagen dealer or Volkswagen Service Facility for assistance and have the ACC system checked.
x The sensors can be damaged or become misaligned in low speed impacts and parking maneuvers. Damaged or misaligned sensors can cause ACC or Front Assist to malfunction.
x To help make sure that the system works properly, always keep the sensors clean, free of snow and ice; do not cover the sensors with stickers or other objects.
x When cleaning the sensors with power washers or steam cleaners, only spray the sensors directly for a very short time, and always keep the washer nozzle at least 4 inches (10 cm) from the sensors.
x For Declaration of Compliance to United States FCC and Industry Canada regulations
Always keep the area of the Front Assist camera clear of ice and snow.
Switching ACC on and off

Fig. 272 On the steering wheel column: Lever for Adaptive Cruise Control.

Fig. 273 Lever for Adaptive Cruise Control: Setting the distance (time intervals)

Text message Meaning
ACC not avail-
able.
ACC and/or the Forward Collision Warning system
(Front Assist) are disabled due to a system malfunc-
tion or soiled/misaligned sensors.
ACC and Front
Assist are not
available.
ACC not avail-
able. No sen-
sor view!
The sensors are soiled and the sensor view is im-
paired. Clean the sensors.
ACC and Front
Assist are not
available. No
sensor view!
ACC is cur-
rently not
available.
Gradient is
too large.
The highest possible gradient of 19% for ACC to
work properly is exceeded or the vehicle is rolling
backwards. ACC is deactivated.
ACC is only
available in
driving level
D, S or M.
Shift to selector lever position D, S or M (Tiptronic
mode).
ACC: Release
parking brake!
ACC is deactivated when the electronic parking
brake is engaged.
ACC is cur-
rently not
available. HDC
activated.
The OFF-ROAD mode is switched on and the Hill
descent assist is activated. ACC is deactivated au-
tomatically. In order to enable ACC, switch off the
OFF-ROAD mode.
ACC: Stabili-
zation control
(ESC) inter-
vention.
The Electronic Stabilization Control (ESC) is current-
ly working and ACC is temporarily deactivated.

NOTICE
x Things like trailer draw bars, thin rods, fences, trees, and narrow painted vertical poles or posts may not be detected by the Park Distance Control and Optical Parking System sensors and could damage the vehicle.
x If you continue driving closer to an object that the Park Distance Control and Optical Park-ing Systems have already detected and reported, the object may disappear from the sensor range and may no longer be detected. This is especially true for low or high objects. The sys-tem will no longer sound warnings about these objects. Ignoring signals from the Park Dis-tance Control system could result in serious damage to the vehicle.
x The sensors in the bumper can be damaged or become misaligned in low speed impacts and parking maneuvers. Damaged or misaligned sensors cannot accurately detect or report objects that might be within range of the PDC system
x To help make sure that the system works properly, always keep the sensors in the bumpers clean, free of snow and ice; do not cover the sensors with stickers or other objects.
x When cleaning the sensors with power washers or steam cleaners, only spray the sensors directly for a very short time, and always keep the washer nozzle at least 4 inches (10 cm) from the sensors.
x Noise from rough roads, cobblestones, other vehicles and the surrounding area, for exam-ple, can prevent the Park Distance Control system from accurately detecting and reporting people and objects that may be within range of the system sensors.
x Aftermarket components such as bicycle racks can impair the function of the Park Distance Control system.
Volkswagen recommends practicing with the Park Distance Control and the Optical Parking System in a location or parking space with no traffic in order to become familiar with the system and how it works.
Park Distance Control

Fig. 297 On the front and rear bumper: Park Distance Control system sensors.

In order to Operation
OR: If the vehicle rolls backwards.
Automatically
deactivate
the PDC:
Drive forward faster than about 5 – 10 mph (10 – 15 km/h).
OR: Shift into Reverse R.
Switch to full-
screen view:
Vehicle rolls backwards slowly.
OR: Press the lit-up button  or ∗.
OR: Tap the /03 function key ⇒ fig. 299.

The indicator light in the button  ⇒ fig. 298 comes on and stays on as long as the feature is active.
A chime sounds to tell you that the system is on. If the chime does not sound, PDC is not working. Have the system inspected by an authorized Volkswagen dealer or an authorized Volkswagen Service Facility.
Special considerations when using Park Distance Control
x In some cases, the Park Distance Control system interprets water and ice on the sensors as an obstacle. To prevent automatic PDC activation in these cases, you can turn Park Distance Control off
permanently in the Infotainment System ⇒  Automatic activation in the Infotainment System.
x If the distance remains the same, the warning tone volume decreases after a few seconds. If a continuous tone sounds, its volume remains the same.
x If the vehicle moves away from the obstacle, the beeping sound stops automatically. The beep turns on once more automatically if the vehicle approaches the obstacle again.
x There is no beeping when the transmission is in Park (P) or the electronic parking brake is en-gaged.
x The volume of the audible signals can be adjusted by an authorized Volkswagen dealership or an authorized Volkswagen Service Facility.
WARNING
Never rely completely on the PDC for information about people and objects that might be in the way of the vehicle and could be struck by the vehicle causing serious personal injury.
x The PDC sensors have blind spots where they cannot detect people or objects.
x Always watch for people, especially small children and animals, because the sensors may not always be able to detect them.
If you hear a long beep lasting about 3 seconds when you first turn PDC on or the indicator light in the button starts blinking, this means there is a malfunction in the Park Distance Control system. Switch off the Park Distance Control system with the button and have it immediately checked by an authorized Volkswagen dealer or an authorized Volkswagen Service Facility.

Function key: Actions
Automatic activation of mini-OPS : If the check box in the function key is
checked =, the small screen OPS display is automatically switched on
when you slowly approach an obstacle. To switch off this feature, tap Au-
tomatic activation of mini-OPS . After deactivation, there will not be any
warning when you approach an obstacle.
Reset settings : Resets all settings to the factory settings.

When towing a trailer
On vehicles with a factory-installed trailer hitch and an electrically connected trailer, a corresponding graphic is displayed on the screen. Distance values behind the vehicles will not be displayed.
Muting the Park Distance Control volume
You can mute the PDC beeping signals by tapping the  function key on the Radio or Navigation system screen. Tap the function key again to reactivate the acoustic signals.
Muting is cancelled by switching Park Distance Control back on after it was switched off. The warning messages cannot be switched off.
If the display has been switched off manually and PDC remains active, the mute setting is also can-celled.
Switching Park Distance Control back on after it was switched off reactivates the volume. System malfunction warning signals cannot be switched off.
WARNING
Never rely completely on the OPS for information about people and objects that might be in the way of the vehicle and could be struck by the vehicle causing serious personal injury.
x The OPS sensors have blind spots where they cannot detect persons or objects.
x Never pay so much attention to the OPS and the graphics shown on the screen that you fail to notice what is going on around you.
x Always watch for people, especially small children and animals, because the sensors may not always be able to detect them.
NOTICE
Automatic activation of OPS when approaching an obstacle works only when your speed falls below a threshold of about 5 - 10 mph (10 - 15 km/h). If you then close the display, you must either switch the ignition off and back on or exceed the speed threshold and then reduce speed to under the threshold a second time in order for it to activate automatically again.
Volkswagen recommends practice parking with Park Distance Control and the Optical Parking System on a parking lot or other place where there is little traffic to get used to how the system works.